The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0736-2025·Announced 2025-04-30

Mexican Street Corn Soup Recalled for Potential Wood Contamination

Request Foods Incorporated has recalled Mexican Street Corn Soup due to potential wood contamination. The recall affects 7,388 cases distributed in Illinois and Michigan.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for potential foreign material (wood) contamination in food. This is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Request Foods Incorporated is recalling Mexican Street Corn Soup, 4 / 4lb pouches, due to potential contamination with foreign material (wood). The affected product has a code date of November 13, 2026, and carries the code information: MEX STREET CRN SOUP 27926 02135 RM 4A1 HHMM.

The recalled product was distributed in Illinois and Michigan. Approximately 7,388 cases are affected by this recall. Consumers should not consume this product if they have purchased it.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product are urged to dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase. The presence of wood fragments in the soup poses a potential choking or injury risk.

This recall is classified as a Class II recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The recalled product

Product
Mexican Street Corn Soup, 4 / 4lb pouches, Net Wt. 16lb
Manufacturer
Request Foods Incorporated
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • choking

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Nov 13 2026 MEX STREET CRN SOUP 27926 02135 RM 4A1 HHMM

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

  • IL
  • MI